Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat: Book Review

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The
latest novel of Chetan Bhagat has collected mixed reactions from the readers.
The story is based on a love triangle and the thriving corruption in the
education sector, where the education system has become a mere business and a
source for money making. Especially in the fields of high profile exams and
trainings for example, IIT, CAT, JEE, etc. The essential elements of Chetan
Bhagat’s novels are present yet again in this novel. The protagonists are young
and either from IIT or IIM.

The
present novel begins with Chetan Bhagat’s visit to GangaTech College at
Varanasi for a discourse, where he meets the main protagonist of the story
Gopal, who gets drunk and unveils his heart out to him, which becomes the
central plot of the book.

This
is the story of three friends, Gopal, Raghav and Aarti. Gopal is from a poor
family, Raghav from middle class, whereas Aarti belongs to an affluent family
background. Gopal has been struggling all through his life for every single
thing because of his poverty. He has struggled for his love to living a decent
life, all by himself. Raghav on the contrary has been portrayed as a strong
character who stands up against the immoral activities in the society and the
education system. Aarti is a rich and beautiful girl with a very charming smile
and a very good lifestyle. Their childhood friendship takes the shape of a love
triangle, where Gopal loves Aarti and she loves Raghav.

Then
comes the climax of the story when Gopal decides to prove to Aarti that he is
better than Raghav, and in the process he plans to seek revenge from him and in
the due course he walks into the path of corruption and malpractice to become
rich. He starts his own college and provides coaching classes to the IIT
students. He guides the students in his own way and in the process makes money
without actually caring for the students. Raghav, on the other hand, acts as an
ethical and morally right person, who is against the wrong doing and
corruption.

Even
though the book was somewhat predictable and a whole lot clichéd, the climax is good and worth
reading. This book is a simple read and the flow of the language is easy.
Overall, the story is nice and as Chetan Bhagat has already made his way into
the hearts of the young generation, this book is also destined to be a hit
amongst the youngsters.